Antislipping device for heels.



Patented Nov. 26, 1918..

A TTORNEY.

sAnnonLAszLo AND BENJAMIN KOVAGS, or NEW YORK, N: Y.

ANTISLIPPING DEVICE FOR HEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application filed April 25, 1918. Serial No. 280,631.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SANDOR LASZLO, and BENJAMIN KOVACS, a citizen of the United States, and a subject of the King of Hungary, respectively, residing in New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antislipping Devices for Heels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an anti slipping device applied to shoe heels and has as its principal object to prevent accident to the person wearing same when weather condi tions make the surface of the streets slippery.

The general object of this invention is the provision of an adjustable anti slipping device adapted to be applied to the heels of any shoes, said device being provided with means for adjusting same to the heel, engaging the heel and retaining said device firmly on the heel and in the adjusting position.

A further object of our invention is to provide a practical anti slipping device, simple in construction, readily adjustable to the shoe of the wearer, durable, effective in operation in walking on snow, ice, mud, leaves, etc.

With these and other objects in view, our invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and as embodied in the drawings accompanying same, which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention.

However, it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and as come properly with n the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top elevational view of our invention. Fig. 2 a bottom elevation, Fig. 3 a sectional view taken at the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, separate views of different parts of our device.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.

Referring more closely to the drawings, numeral 1 designates a rigid center part of our device, to which are hingedly connected two are shaped adjustable intermediate links 2. To these links 2 are again slidably connected two arcuate end links 3.

The intermediate links 2, are connected to the stationary part 1, by hinge screws 4, in such a way that they can rotate about same in a wide angle and thereby adjust the device to heels of different width.

Arcuate end links 3, are connected to intermediate links 2, by adjusting screws 5 set in them-and sliding in slots 6 of intermediate links 2. Under the heads of screws 5 are washers 7, which overlap the edges of slots 6. Upon loosening screws 5, end links 3, can be pushed inward or outward in links 2, and thereby adjust the length of the device to any usual size of heels.

There are narrower slots 8 in end links 3, in which slide pins 9 of the pivoted intermediate links 2, and thereby guide the motion of links 3, and assure their alinement with links 2. After adjusting the length of the device by the sliding motion of links 3, they are fixed in the required position by fastening screws 5 which grip the surface of the links 2, with the washers 7.

Having thus adjusted the device both to the width and length of the heel, to which it is to be applied, we press same to it with its top surface and with thumb screw 10 applied in extension 11 of the stationary middle portion 1, pull dovetailed and toothed posts 12 into gripping contact with the front part of the heel and thereby adjust our device firmly to the heel.

To the bottom surface of our device we apply a plurality of small spikes 13 preferably screwed into the different links as shown in the drawings, and having a square portion on the head, by which they easily can be unscrewed and replaced when worn. These spikes enable the wearer to get a firm and secure grip on the ground on which he walks, no matter what the condition of the surface of same may be. 1

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

In an anti slipping device for heels, 3. stadiate links and adjusting screws in said end links guided by said slots, guide pins in said intermediate links, an extension and an ad.-

justing thumb screw applied to said stati0nary center link, and two toothed opposite gripping members applied to said slidable end links substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

SANDOR LASZLO. BENJAMIN KOVACS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by-addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

